Autodesk has unveiled 3ds Max 2016, the latest update to its industry-standard modelling, animation and rendering software, at NAB 2015, alongside new versions of Maya, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and Flame.

Top of the list of new features in 3ds Max 2016 is the Max Creation Graph (MCG): a new node-based environment for content creation and tools programming, intended to be accessible to less technical artists.Despite a lack of pre-release hype, 3ds Max 2016 looks to be one of the strongest updates in recent years, adding a new node-based tool-creation system, a new physical camera, and Alembic and OpenSubdiv support.